Reproductive System, Female

Uterus - Necrosis

    Narrative
    Uterus - Necrosis in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. Fibrosis and mineralization are present in the necrotic uterine tissue.
    Uterus - Necrosis in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). There is fibrosis and mineralization of the necrotic uterine tissue.

    Authors

    Gabrielle Willson, BVMS, Dip RC Path, FRC Path, MRCVS
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Karen Y. Cimon, DVM, MS
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers

    Karen S. Regan, DVM, DABT, DACVP
    Pathologist
    Regan Path/Tox Services, Inc.
    Ashland, OH  

    Darlene Dixon, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Fellow, IATP
    Group Leader, Molecular Pathogenesis Group
    National Toxicology Program Laboratory
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC